About

Two pivotal moments in Mark Levin’s life lead him to where he is today – receiving his first guitar at age 12, and a friend loaning him ‘On The Road’ by Jack Kerouac in high school. From that moment on, the world became his playground.

Losing his hearing at the age of three never slowed Mark down. Graduating from Columbia College Chicago in 2008 with a B.A. in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management, concentrating in Music Business, he has an all around passion for the music and entertainment industry. In 2015 Mark helped co-found DPAN.tv, amongst his many roles in helping build the network, he worked as an Associate Producer and Director of DTV News. He also has worked closely with internationally renowned Deaf Hip-Hop performer Sean Forbes as his guitarist, and previously his Tour & Event Manager. Prior to his current role at DPAN.tv, he worked for D-PAN: Deaf Professional Arts Network holding many roles including, Assistant Director of Film, Content Manager, Social Media & Merchandise manager, and more. In addition to being part of a creative team that has filmed over 20 music videos with millions of views worldwide, he DJ’s various events and parties, has worked multiple major music festivals across the country for 12 years, been involved with TV production, and has acted in both Film & Theatre. He has a passion for inspiring others, and changing the worlds perception of the ever-growing talents of the Deaf community.

Photo Credit: Adrean Mangiardi

Paradise Road is all things entertainment that Mark encompasses. He has vast music business and video production experience ranging from management, touring, production, and more. Working full-time and immersing himself in the industry for 10+ years, he is always striving to stay one step ahead, and on top of current and leading industry trends.

Experience a journey down Paradise Road – If you’d like to arrange a consultation, interview, guest lecture, DJ gig, performance, or more, send him an email!

Photo Credit: Adrean Mangiardi

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Created a new LinkedIn account and updated all my past work history. Been a long time coming. Give it a peek, add me, write me an endorsement or if you feel like being critical, give me some feedback. The list of social media keeps on growing!! Check it out!

It’s been two years and I haven’t updated my website…what gives? Well here’s the short of it. I’ve been EXTREMELY busy with DPAN.tv. Two years ago we launched the FIRST online TV network website dedicated to providing accessible content in American Sign Language, Voice-over, and captioning. What started as a small team of 5 of …

Video Portfolio

Mark has worked on 25+ music videos garnering over 4.5 million views, here are a few of the videos he has worked on and helped create, with positions ranging from Assistant Director, Location Scout, Casting Director, Production Assistant, Performer, and various other roles.

DJ Mark Paradise

Music has always been a passion for Mark Paradise. After learning guitar, bass, & drums, the next step was becoming the mix master of the party. He takes influence from such DJ’s as Griz, Gramatik, Pretty Lights, Girl Talk, Thievery Corp. and more,

Mark Paradise, was the house DJ for an after-hours bar in Chicago, spinning for 700 club goers every weekend. He has also closed out events at the House of Blues (Hollywood), Knitting Factory (New York), Royal Caribbean Halloween Cruise 2015, and has performed in Cleveland, Philadelphia, D.C. Detroit, Aruba, and various other private events. Since 2016 he has been DJing New Year Eve events.

Mark also has 10 years in event production and management. If you are looking for some help planning your event or party, send him a message through the contact form below.

Would you like Mark Paradise to DJ or help plan your event ? Send him a message below and he’ll get back to you at his soonest availability.